European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 27, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse The stars and stripes British officers visit Graf to Stavriotis Nick Stavriotis Nuernberg Bureau training re officers received briefings demo s rations on the Wear m station and recon Ais be capability of an american Sani Zed infantry division. Is was Hil the offi various displays matured events during the it included a live fire Demon Ion staged by the 8th div s i in 39th inf regt a River sing demonstration Mcloud the ferrying of m60 tanks by i division s 12th engr in and demonstration of the m60 s t capability and tank gunnery ining by the 5th in 68th . A howitzer Battery also staged Quick reaction live fire dem in traction displaying the timely livery of fire from a March Lumn posture. Sighting in a British army officer checks weapon on visit to Grafe Woehr while right m60 fires downrange. Army Gabler indents on Rill 7th army jumpers sweep scottish meet _ i i _ i. A Ina. Heidelberg special Twenty eight norwegian and danish students of Law eco i comics and business adm Nistra have begun a three Dayi orientation tour of Usa eur i and seventh army installations. Sponsors of the nato tour i group which will visit Berlin Brussels and Strasbourg Are Al forces Northern Europe a North the nato info service and the nor Weglian Atlantic committee. Tour members will visit us a eur augmentation Readi Ness group in Karlsruhe and will receive briefings on the big lift concept by army and air Force personnel. Sembach Germany Spe Cial certificates for skill knowledge test set scores of 95 per cent were presented recently to airman . John to Borden and sgt. Wolfgang Zwermann 601st civil Engin Eli ing so by col. A. J. Rob won commander of the 601stcombat support group. By Bob homers a . Bureau chief Dundee Scotland is . Seventh army parachutists Shook off some bad Breaks including the weather to sweep the Field in the 1968 scottish Parachute championships. Competing with just two men seventh army jumpers won the individual and team Champion ships and finished second in team was a Gritty performance by Veteran jumper m. Sgt. Gus gut shall and spec. 4 Bill thorns Berry that won the two Blue rib Bons in the meet at Arbroath Royal Navy air and Thornsberry were forced to do it All by themselves when m. Sgt. Bob Donahue was withdrawn at the last minute after receiving orders to Viet Nam and when Donahue s re placement Roy Peake broke his leg on his first competitive jump. Gutshall rallied with a Strong third event performance to win the Chandy trophy for individual performance with 1,613 Points. Bob Ranney an Ameri can civilian finished second in individual Competition with 1,555points, and Thornsberry the individual Leader after two events finished third with 1,501 Points. Gutshall and Thornsberry com piled 2,890 Points to fight off a Challenge by an Anglo american team and pick up the Chandy bowl the team performance award. The Anglo american team Ranney his wife Candy who is the australian women s Cham Pion and England s Tony Unwin compiled 2,785 Points for Sec Ond place. The Royal Highland Fusiliers were third with 2,420points. Mrs. Ranney the Only woman jumper in the meet finished air base Izmir special Nejat Gur a e san we works at therase civil engineers won a i a United nation Wal Lwi be contest1 stage of the son . Richardselected",1 Nui Del 199 was month Jyh r m a n of utilities s a is a Materiel Supply 1 dec Loulist for base with 688 Points Good enough to place her ahead of seven male cd Utiss. Winner of the scottish National championship was Lance Cpl. Ronnie Scott Royal Highlan Fusiliers 1,476 Points. First in team demonstration was the 44th Parachute brigade Roc Parachute team followed by seventh army and the Anglo american team. Six teams and 20 junipers participated in the meet an invitational affair held every other year by the scottish Parachute club. The last minute withdrawal of a German team and the failure of More than one american Tea to compete held Down this year s entry list. Peake was treated at the Raf Hospital at Edzell after suffering his broken leg. Winning form m. Sgt. Gus Gutshal hits the Mark for lop individual honors in the scottish Parachute championships while Candy in Ariaey right shows Oft her form As the Only woman contestant in the meet at Ai in oath Royal Navy air station
